Quality Control Chemist
BioSpace · Houston, TX · 3 wk ago
Quality AssuranceFull-time
About the role
The Quality Control Chemist is responsible for ensuring compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards, supporting regulatory inspections, and maintaining data integrity and laboratory quality systems.
Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with Eagle Analytical policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Interpret and apply regulatory and accreditation standards, including ISO 17025, cGMP, cGLP, USP, and A2LA requirements.
- Support regulatory inspections, client audits, and accreditation assessments.
- Write, review, and approve SOPs, work instructions, forms, and quality records.
- Review and approve analytical test methods and related documentation.
- Review laboratory test reports, chemistry logs, worksheets, validation protocols, and validation reports.
- Ensure analytical data integrity, accuracy, completeness, and traceability.
- Review and approve quality investigations, including Out-of-Specification (OOS), Nonconformance Reports (NCR), Deviations (DV), Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA), change controls, and customer complaints.
- Evaluate root cause analyses and corrective action plans for process and laboratory-related issues.
- Create audit finding reports and determine appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
- Support and conduct internal audits of quality systems and documentation.
- Perform routine walk-through audits to ensure ongoing compliance across laboratory departments.
- Manage auditing, storage, and retention of quality documentation and quarantined materials.
- Prepare and maintain quality-related training materials as assigned.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives related to quality systems, documentation, and laboratory compliance.
- Assist in creating and maintaining quality manuals, procedures, and other controlled quality documents.
- Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned to support quality and regulatory objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, or a related scientific discipline.
- Experience in a regulated laboratory environment (ISO 17025, cGMP, cGLP) preferred.
- Experience supporting analytical chemistry testing laboratories is strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of analytical chemistry techniques and instrumentation, including HPLC, HPLC-MS/MS, GC-MS, and UV-Vis.
- Working knowledge of method validation, data review, and laboratory quality systems.
- Experience reviewing GMP/GLP documentation and quality investigations.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to data integrity and compliance.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and electronic document management systems.
- ASQ certification preferred.
Skills
- Strong analytical skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Data integrity and compliance.
- Effective communication.
- Collaborative teamwork.
Behaviors
- Team Player: Works well as a member of a group.
- Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity.
- Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or related field.
- PREFERRED: Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry or related field.
Benefits
Not specified.
Pay
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Schedule
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